Battle of Tepatitlan

The Battle of Tepatitlan was a battle of the Cristero War which occurred on 17 March 1929 in the Mexican state of Jalisco. A Mexican Army force of 500 soldiers and 4,000 militia was sent to crush the Cristeros during their uprising against the anti-clerical government of Plutarco Elias Calles, occupying the town of Tepatitlan in Jalisco. However, they were ambushed by a combination of Cristero riflemen hiding on rooftops and by Cristero cavalrymen, and they were routed with 120 dead, while the Cristeros lost just 25 men. Unfortunately for the Cristeros, their general Jose Reyes Vega died in battle.